Some opportunities are just too good to miss.

Featuring a guest appearance, courtesy of my dear LadyTale.

Kazuki glanced around the street, taking note of any familiar faces. "You sure it's okay for you to be here?" he asked. There was, after all, a reason they avoided Beika.

Kaito shrugged. "Tantei-kun's on a school trip."

"I was thinking more of Mouri-san."

Kaito hesitated, then shrugged again. "Should be fine."

"Mmm. If she catches you, I'm taking pictures."

"Some friend you are."

They walked a little further, looking for a (preferably cheap) place to eat. Suddenly, Kaito pulled his friend to a stop. "Oi. Kazuki."

Kazuki looked at him warily. "Yes?"

Kaito grinned, eyes practically sparking with mischief. "I dare you to steal her hat."

Kazuki followed his gaze to a nearby traffic cop. A very familiar traffic cop.

The Archetype clapped a hand over his mouth, trying desperately not to laugh. "Y-you want me to pinch h-her hat?"

"Um, yeah?" Kaito looked at him sideways, one eyebrow raised.

"'Kay." Kazuki snickered. "Just give me a minute to tamp down my energy signature."

"Why . . . ?" Kaito's eyes widened. "Wait, is she-"

"An Archetype? Yep!" Kazuki grinned. "What, did you think I was the only one in Tokyo?"

"Er, is it okay for you to-"

"Anarchy, remember? Get ready to run!"

"Okay- wait, why do I have to run?"

"Talk later. Allons-y!" Kazuki set off in a dead sprint, weaving through the crowd. With a triumphant smirk he reached out, snatched the traffic cop's hat, and shoved it onto his own head. "Thanks, lady!" he called in a fake Osaka drawl.

~o0o~

"Hey, what? Get back here!" Yumi shouted, taking off after the hat thief. She was fast, but apparently he was faster, and she eventually lost him in the crowds. "Gah!" Fuming, she returned to her squad car. That hat would be coming out of her paycheck.

"Are you okay, Yumi-san? You look angry." Naeko asked cautiously.

"I'm fine, but the boss is going to make me pay for that hat." Yumi complained. "Sheesh, teenagers these days!"

~o0o~

In a nearby alley, a thief and a magician stood half-collapsed against the wall, still shaking with laughter.

"Viola," Kazuki gasped, flourishing his new hat.

Kaito pulled himself to a more upright position, assuming a grand air. "Well done, my young apprentice!"

"That sounds so wrong." Kazuki stuck the traffic hat back on his head.

"So who was she?" Kaito asked, running through a list of possible concepts in his head. Which Archetype would be most likely to become a traffic cop?

Kazuki slung an arm over his friend's shoulders. "That, my dear Kaito, was my sister . . . Chaos."

Kaito blinked, momentarily speechless. "That was not on my list."